{"id":4803,"date":"2022-09-19T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2024-10-07T05:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T05:29:12","slug":"this-uk-based-charity-is-helping-calcutta-rescues-20-strong-education-team-to-become-better-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2022\/09\/19\/this-uk-based-charity-is-helping-calcutta-rescues-20-strong-education-team-to-become-better-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"This UK-based charity is helping Calcutta Rescue\u2019s 20-strong education team to become better teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4803\" class=\"elementor elementor-4803\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The teachers\u00a0are now halfway through a two-year teacher training programme, funded by the charity, and for some, it is the first formal teacher training they have had.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The idea was the brainchild of\u00a0 UK support Group member Dr Alan Schamroth who knew one of the trustees of the Helga Todd Foundation, a UK-based organisation that provides funding for best quality teaching courses for teachers, and put it in touch with Ananya Chatterjee, who runs CR\u2019s education team.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CR trustee Seema Sapru, who is the principal of The Heritage School Kolkata, one of the most prestigious schools in West Bengal, generously arranged for two of her teachers to provide coaching and support on the ground.<br \/><br \/>They visit CR\u2019s two schools every fortnight for two hours to talk the teachers through each element of the online Teach 2030 course\u00a0developed by\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Commonwealth Education Trust, a UK-based charitable organisation and\u00a0the Commonwealth network of 54 member countries.<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>Every month there is also a call to the foundation\u2019s education advisers in the UK who monitor progress.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d21b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d21b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"465\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4806 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-640x360.jpeg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/465;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/helga-todd-2-1024x577-1-640x360.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Subjects covered include fresh thinking in the classroom, lesson planning, teaching online, how to make teaching more active, and how children learn.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Mr Ben Taubman, one of the trustees of the Helga Todd Foundation said, \u201d The involvement with CR has shown us at the Foundation how we can help other schools and NGOs become involved in Teach 2030 and provided both the Foundation and the Commonwealth Education Trust who produce the materials a new way of working together and involving more schools in the programme.\u201d\u00a0<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe love how interactive the sessions are. First, we are trained and then we are asked to share our own ideas and understandings,\u201d said Priyanka, the head teacher of Calcutta Rescue No 10 education centre.<br \/><br \/>The teachers are impressed with the training course.\u00a0 \u201cI love how caring the trainers are while discussing the topics. I feel myself improving when I teach my students now,\u201d said Rajnandini, a teacher at\u00a0 No 10 education centre.<br \/><br \/>Ananya said the course is having a big impact on the quality of teaching of her team and their confidence: \u201cWe are grateful for everything Helga Todd Foundation has done for the training of Calcutta Rescue teachers.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This UK-based charity is helping Calcutta Rescue\u2019s 20-strong education team to become better teachers September 19, 2022 The teachers\u00a0are now halfway through a two-year teacher training programme, funded by the charity, and for some, it is the first formal teacher training they have had. 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